There will be some changes for voters in the June 2 general primary election.

First, of course, is the opportunity to vote by mail-in ballot. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot was 5 p.m. May 26.

Those voting by mail-in ballot must complete it and return it by mail to the county election office. It must be received no later than 8 p.m. Election Day.

The primary election was postponed from April 28 because of the coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home, social distancing and gathering limits to 10 or fewer mandates. The last day to register to vote in Pennsylvania was May 18.

Encouragement of write-in ballots was an outcome of COVID-19 concerns for voters who wouldn’t want to potentially expose themselves to people who might have the coronavirus, especially if a person is asymptomatic, or to surfaces that could be contaminated with the coronavirus, including touch-screen voting machines.

In Salisbury Township, there will be some additional changes for voters.

Because of coronavirus concerns, fewer people have volunteered at polling places. There has been some consolidation of polling places in the Lehigh Valley, including in Salisbury Township.

In Salisbury, first ward and second ward residents who usually vote at Eastern Salisbury Fire Company, 1000 E. Emmaus Ave., are to vote at the township municipal building, 2900 S. Pike Ave.

First ward residents who vote at Jerusalem Lutheran Church, 1707 Church Road, are to continue to vote there.

Third ward residents vote at Salisbury Middle School, 3301 Devonshire Road and the township municipal building.

Fourth ward residents vote at Salisbury Middle School and Cedar Bible Fellowship Church, 1151 S. Cedar Crest Blvd.

Fifth ward residents vote at Horizon Church, 2613 W. South St., Allentown, and St. Timothy’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 140 S. Ott St., Allentown.

The June 2 primary, for which the polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., was discussed during the May 14 Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners’ meeting, which was held via the Zoom online platform.

Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners President Debra Brinton plans again to be a judge of election at the municipal building polling place.

Salisbury Township Manager Cathy Bonaskiewich emphasized at the May 14 meeting only the municipal building vestibule and meeting room, where voting will take place, will be open to the public. The public restrooms will not be open.

“The public should wear a mask,” Brinton said.

Brinton said if a person does not have a face mask, the voter will be provided a face mask.

“They are not going to be able to use the public restroom,” Brinton said adding, “They will walk in one door and out the other. I will have masks. They’re asking me to work 6 a.m. until 10 p.m.”

Voters will enter the front door of the municipal building.

Bonaskiewich emphasized, that other than poll workers and voters, “I don’t want anyone in the building for June 2.”

“They are having a real problem getting workers to work it,” Brinton said of the June 2 primary. “A lot of judges say they won’t do it. I have no clue what that means for November.”

The general election is Nov. 3 in Pennsylvania.